Scott Rasmussen is founder and president of Rasmussen Reports. He is a political analyst, author, speaker and, since 1994, an independent public opinion pollster. Scott founded Rasmussen Reports, LLC in 2003 as a media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion polling information. Rasmussen Reports provides in-depth data, news coverage and commentary on political, business, economic and lifestyle topics at RasmussenReports.com, America's most visited public opinion polling site. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Mitt Romney's comments about 47 percent of Americans being dependent on government and locked in to vote for President Obama highlight a fundamental reality in American politics today: The gap between the American... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/09/21/romney_may_be_the_end_of_the_line_for_the_republican_establishment f0c33a8f-a5ca-478e-a960-fa6da88b2a94 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT The health care debate is a great example of why Americans hate politics. Both Republicans and Democrats pursue their plans with ideological zeal and reckless disregard for the truth in hopes of winning 51 percent of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/09/14/let_individuals_not_politicians_make_health_care_decisions e7b6f159-de72-403b-aa5a-cce8d13884e5 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Mercifully, the political conventions have ended. The political press will keep buzzing over whether Clint Eastwood's unconventional speech helped or hurt Mitt Romney and whether the snafu over Israel and God in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/09/07/despite_convention_distractions_its_still_all_about_the_economy 6b268673-7a5e-449a-a171-e939d335693e Fri, 07 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Political junkies get excited about the Republican and Democratic national conventions, but for many Americans they provide a stark reminder of how out of touch our political system has become. The strange rituals and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/08/31/conventions_dont_matter__and_mean_even_less 5feebc00-30d8-4b08-9abb-4e6f181b8851 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT When Republicans formally nominate Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan next week, the race against President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will be officially underway. Yet while the two teams represent different... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/08/24/romney_obama_both_struggle_to_connect 39502b8d-28dd-42ea-a4e3-19b26dbe8fd9 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT One of the things Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate ensures is a series of polling questions over the coming months asking voters what's more important: creating jobs or cutting government... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/08/17/reaction_to_ryan_a_gap_between_mainstream_america_and_official_washington c5e60419-caed-402c-94b0-382b4a37b3b1 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT Just 16 percent of voters nationwide believe it was a good idea for the government to provide Solyndra with loan guarantees. The solar power company went bankrupt and stuck taxpayers with the tab for a half-billion... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/08/10/government_has_no_business_dabbling_in_business 6fcba337-d988-41a1-9c45-d2fe5b564508 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT In my hometown, everyone is required to have a landline telephone so local officials can reach us with a reverse 911 call. It's a nice idea, but it doesn't work. In my family, we never use the landline. We talk on... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/08/03/the_heavy_burden_of_government d3689905-8d90-4cf6-a68b-15428c86c658 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT Consumer confidence fell to the lowest levels of 2012 this past week. Most Americans believe that both the economy and their own personal finances are getting worse. Just 25 percent believe the economy is getting... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/07/27/declining_views_of_the_economy_put_obamas_reelection_at_risk d6df1884-2c59-4eb7-8b3e-e0d16c54ba58 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:59:00 GMT Over the past few weeks, President Obama and his campaign team have launched a furious attack on Mitt Romney's record as head of Bain Capital, a highly successful venture capital firm. There is clear evidence that the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/07/20/bain_attacks_fail_to_shake_up_presidential_race 0335b9ee-38a9-4c71-9862-71fef6a3b87a Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT There are plenty of reasons that the economy is the most important issue of Election 2012. Unemployment has remained high for a long time, and even 27 percent of those who have a job are worried about losing it.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/07/13/why_obamas_still_in_the_race_despite_the_bad_economy 74bf4dbe-edd3-43c4-a593-9bf545f7d958 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT Democrats were riding high in the polls in 2006 and 2008, and one of their big issues was health care. Then, after passing the president's health care law, the politics shifted, and the issue helped sweep the GOP to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/07/06/to_fix_health_care_system_put_consumers_in_charge 9cc0c350-3588-4582-a7ab-4cb97fab1af1 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT The U.S. Supreme Court's decision that President Obama's health care law is constitutional keeps it alive for now. But it's important to remember that the law has already lost in the court of public opinion. The Supreme... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/06/29/supreme_court_keeps_health_care_law_on_life_support 6c150cf8-908a-4789-8988-636f51c79a03 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT Every summer, millions of Americans enjoy baseball, summer camps and vacation plans. But for the nation's political junkies, every fourth summer is filled with guessing games about the vice presidential nomination.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/06/22/the_introduction_is_key_to_a_successful_romney_veep_pick 380af583-0b5a-4a50-befe-a669ee941f92 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT The new Federal Reserve report showing that household net worth collapsed between 2007 and 2010 quickly became campaign fodder for both sides. Republicans seized on the data to claim that the current administration is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/06/15/collapse_of_household_net_worth_isnt_news_to_most_americans 4a4d461f-2670-4ad5-badd-10ff97dd439d Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT Mayor Michael Bloomberg ignited a firestorm of debate with his proposal to ban super-size sugary drinks in New York City. Critics bashed his nanny-statism, but supporters like first lady Michelle Obama hailed his... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/06/08/the_government_insists_on_cutting_us_down_to_size 83cfb99a-df2d-4e1d-9793-2abe8a2b6172 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT The Obama campaign's early attempts to attack Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital or present him as too extreme to be president have not worked out all that well so far. The early stumbles have created a flurry of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/06/01/team_obama_finds_romney_hard_target_to_hit 9988ff94-d121-4af5-88aa-bf467181f22e Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT President Obama, new French President Francois Hollande and other political leaders have called for less "austerity" as a way to help the troubled economies on both sides of the Atlantic. That's the polite way of saying... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/05/25/austerity_talk_is_just_political_cover_for_more_government_spending ba76ce0a-188b-4054-9cc3-5154cc0a5987 Fri, 25 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Mitt Romney has pulled a point or two ahead of President Obama in polls of likely voters. In polls of registered voters, Obama has the advantage. The president's job approval ratings are hovering in the upper 40 percent... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/05/18/its_the_economy_stupid a29ab604-7f1c-4f82-97d4-be5061bacd33 Fri, 18 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT When relationships go bad, an early warning sign is that one side doesn't really hear what the other is saying. That's certainly the case today in the relationship between voters and America's political class. Many... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/05/11/lugar_loss_highlights_sour_relationship_between_voters_and_politicians 68b76df8-37da-4c53-9f32-b16aa4df6100 Fri, 11 May 2012 19:50:00 GMT One hundred years ago, the European powers were hurtling down a path leading to World War I. Trench warfare became the dominant image of that war, as both sides dug in and the battle lines barely moved. Many called it... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/05/04/trench_warfare_wont_resolve_anything_in_this_years_elections 04c2873c-bfeb-42f3-a6dd-f6cb3899bf95 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:19:00 GMT As the U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with the Obama administration's challenge of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration, the overall issue of immigration remains misunderstood by both political parties in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/04/27/voters_understand_the_immigration_debate_politicians_dont 89f177be-1185-457f-ac56-8755f65585ae Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Just 49 percent of homeowners in America now believe their home is worth more than they paid for it. Rasmussen Reports has asked that question for years, and it has never before fallen below the 50 percent mark. This... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/04/20/the_housing_market_is_depressing_america 8c17b76c-b1c4-483a-86bf-c1d45aa62f7e Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Any doubt that Mitt Romney would win the Republican presidential nomination vanished when Rick Santorum left the race. It also marked the end of Romney's time as the defining figure in the overall contest for the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/04/13/obama_and_romney_at_the_starting_gate 067fc39b-9300-4fd1-81c9-6269ccaa67c8 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT As Mitt Romney assumes the role of presumptive Republican nominee, polls suggest a competitive general election matchup between the former Massachusetts governor and President Obama. Typically, both candidates poll in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/04/06/and_they_wonder_why_voters_are_angry 19d92a5c-052b-4590-b017-c2e078f089dc Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Media coverage now implies that the U.S. Supreme Court will determine the fate of President Obama's health care law. But nothing the court decides will keep the law alive for more than a brief period of time. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/03/30/even_if_it_survives_the_court_the_health_care_law_is_doomed 9d601552-f2ae-42dc-8b75-77b5e4530be0 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT There's a reason President Obama, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and many others are touting tax reform these days. On the campaign trail, it taps into deeply held beliefs about the way American society ought to work and the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/03/23/for_voters_tax_reform_means_tax_equality de344994-6588-45c9-8f84-54f16c9c6904 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT One of the fundamental gaps between the American people and their elected politicians can be found in perceptions of the relationship between economic growth, job creation and government spending. In official... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/03/16/to_create_jobs_voters_want_to_cut_while_washington_wants_to_spend b0dfdacc-23a8-44a6-b005-87a111f8902a Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT Many Republicans talk of an entitlement mentality that threatens the character and finances of the United States. In their view, the problem is that too many voters feel entitled to goodies provided by the government... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/03/09/the_real_entitlement_mentality_that_is_bankrupting_america 0afb056e-42aa-451d-a0f4-8633f5086b0a Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:01:00 GMT Nearly every national political campaign emphasizes the importance of connecting with the middle class. So how come in the 2012 presidential race, none of the candidates are able to make that connection? A hint may... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/03/02/why_politicians_cant_connect_with_the_middle_class 93fd139f-fa44-48fb-aee2-0f28a8b07f6c Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:01:00 GMT As a candidate in 2008, Barack Obama declared his support for green energy development. "For the sake of our economy, our security and the future of our planet," he said, "we must end the age of oil in our time." As... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/02/24/trickle_down_environmentalism_has_little_public_support c2faaf58-5ff7-41fc-8e4d-7650517f76ea Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT In a campaign defined by Republican reluctance to embrace Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum has emerged as the latest not-Romney candidate to surge ahead. While it's impossible to predict what will happen in this volatile... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/02/17/numbers_suggest_santorum_could_be_romneys_worst_nightmare f9fab043-7608-458e-9022-5cbb05828aa2 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT Every sports fan knows that close contests are often decided by mistakes rather than heroics. In this year's Super Bowl, Tom Brady threw just one interception, but Eli Manning didn't throw any. Manning's team... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/02/10/team_obama_fumbles_ruling_offends_catholics 2b7b604b-a7e3-46af-89cb-7ff1e3de61fa Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:14:00 GMT While much of the focus these days is on the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, there are some developing trends that are likely to have the man already in the White House smiling. Only 29 percent of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/02/03/are_the_trends_obamas_friend d99d22f6-0c78-4d5c-9ae3-bdc63176907d Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT Newt Gingrich has surged to the lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination with the strong support of evangelical Christian voters. To some, given Gingrich's personal life, this support is puzzling.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/01/27/gop_voters_grade_gingrich_ethics_on_a_curve c53b695b-ad89-4444-8b10-9f57fa46f874 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT When his tenure at the investment firm Bain Capital became an issue in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney responded by saying he "was disappointed ... to see one of my opponents attacking... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottRasmussen/2012/01/20/for_romney_will_free_markets_or_crony_capitalism_be_on_trial 2cb6c5e4-f2d1-473a-8f20-052034bcb923 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT